Auckland's highwayspagetti
great hostel called 'verandahs'- excellent!
view from Mt. Eden
view from Mt. Eden.
crater of Mt. Eden- my first vulcano!
if you look well you can see 3 green hills (2 in foreground, left and right, and 1 in the middle background)
cows in the crater of Mt. Eden
Mt. Eden.
Maori building in Auckland.
Details of woodcarving of Maori building in Auckland.
Looking towards RANGITOTO island (middle) from Mt. Eden.
and the view to Central Auckland from the top of Rangitoto.
neigbouring island of Rangitoto seen from the top.
crater of Rangitoto
lavafields looking to the top of Rangitoto.
nice flowering tree.
having lunch on Rangitoto island.
Rangitoto Island
lava
bus from Auckland to Taupo.
New Zealand? Sheep!
thermal powerstation
lake Taupo, looking towards TONGARIRO.
mussels sold in the supermarket- they are huge and great and beautifull!
in the thai green curry they are even better- hostel backpackers are not really used to people cooking this I can tell you...
river from lake Taupo.
beautifully clear water.
Huka Falls.
bus to TONGARIRO mountain walk.
start of the walk, in the fog at 730h in the morning...
weather getting better...
view back down into valley we came from...
above the clouds, view towards another vulcano that sticks out trough the clouds far away (difficult to see on horizon approx. middle of picture).
mount Doom (real name forgotten).
crater at base of Mount Doom.
Mount Doom seen from the crater (!!!!!).
and on other side of the crater: Mt. Tongariro.
... pfff
view from ridge leading to Tongariro- with volcanic rockformations.
to proof I was really there...
blue lake and black lava flow.
going towards Tongariro looking backwards.
on top of Mt. Tongariro... how good is that!?
going back from Tongariro
rocks have amazing colours because of volcanic minerals!
volcanic explosion left a big scar!!
blue lake
'Emerald lakes'
'Emerald lakes'.. what a colour!
looking back
big lava flow (black) into the crater-valley..
pffff.....
lava flow again...
moss
going back down- looking to volcanic fumes emerging.
hotspring and fumes
in background lake Taupo (behind the smaller lake in foreground).
path leading down.
